CISSP Questions of the Week

These CISSP Questions of the Week questions and answers were developed by Shon Harris and the Logical Security development team. We hope you find this to be a helpful resource. Simply select the "Click Here" under each question to find the answer.

1. Which of the following has an incorrect definition mapping?

A. Zeroization - overwriting with a pattern designed to ensure that the data formerly on the media are not practically recoverable
B. Degaussing - magnetic scrambling of the patterns on a tape or disk that represent the information stored there
C. Destruction - shredding, crushing, burning
D. Purging - making information recoverable with extraordinary effort such as physical forensics in a laboratory

2. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design provides three main strategies to bring together the physical environment and social behavior to increase overall protection. Which of the following is not one of these strategies?

3. Which of the following best describes the differences between multiprogramming and multitasking?

A. Multitasking means that more than one application is loaded in memory at one time and multiprogramming means that more than one application is loaded in memory at one time and the operating system can process their request simultaneously.
B. They both mean the same thing
C. Multiprogramming means that two applications are loaded in memory at one time and multitasking means that more than one application is loaded in memory at one time and the operating system can process their request simultaneously.
D. Multiprogramming means that more than one application is loaded in memory at one time and multitasking means that more than one application is loaded in memory at one time and the operating system can process their request